1923-24 Maritimes Senior Playoffs

This is the 1923-24 Maritimes Senior Hockey Playoffs. They decided the regional champions. Since the teams were not affiliated with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association they were not eligible for the Allan Cup.

Nova Scotia

Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League

Section A

First Half

• 1/15: Truro - Antigonish 5:3
• 1/22: New Glasgow - Antigonish 2:1

First Half	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
New Glasgow Colts	4	4	0	0	10	10	8
Truro Bearcats	4	2	2	0	13	10	4
Antigonish Bulldogs	4	0	4	0	6	14	0

Truro forfeited two wins to New Glasgow.

Second Half

• 2/7: New Glasgow - Truro 6:1
• 2/13: Antigonish - Truro 4:2
• 2/18: Antigonish - Truro 3:2
• 2/21: New Glasgow - Antigonish 4:2 (or 6:2)
• 2/28: New Glasgow - Antigonish 2:0
• New Glasgow - Truro Forfeit

Second Half	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
New Glasgow Colts	4	4	0	0	14	3	8
Antigonish Bulldogs	4	2	2	0	9	12	4
Truro Bearcats	4	0	4	0	5	13	0

New Glasgow won the section by winning both halves.

Section B

Trenton won the section. Also participating were Pictou, Stellarton, and Thorburn.

• 1/9: Trenton - Pictou 3:0
• 1/12: Pictou - Thorburn 2:1
• 1/15: Stellarton - Pictou
• 1/19: Thorburn - Trenton 4:2 - exhibition
• 1/23: Pictou - Stellarton 8:4
• 1/26: Thorburn - Stellarton 6:4 OT
• 1/29: Stellarton - Trenton
• 2/2: Trenton - Thorburn 6:1
• 2/6: Pictou - Thorburn 7:1
• 2/9: Trenton - Pictou 3:0
• 2/12: Stellarton - Thorburn
• 2/16: Trenton - Stellarton 12:0

League Final

2 games total goals

• 3/3: New Glasgow 4 Trenton 0
• 3/5: New Glasgow 4 Trenton 2

New Glasgow beat Trenton 8 goals to 2.

Halifax City Hockey League

Scores

• 1/1: Dartmouth - Wanderers 4:3
• 1/4: Dartmouth - Crescents 2:1
• 1/8: Dalhousie - Crescents 5:1
• 1/11: Dalhousie - Dartmouth 1:1
• 1/18: Wanderers - Crescents 3:2
• 1/22: Dartmouth - Dalhousie 4:3
• 1/25: Dartmouth - Crescents 3:2 OT
• 1/29: Dalhousie - Wanderers 4:2
• 2/1: Wanderers - Dartmouth 5:2 OT
• 2/5: Wanderers - Crescents 5:3
• 2/8: Dalhousie - Crescents 4:2
• 2/12: Wanderers - Dalhousie 5:1
• 2/15: Wanderers - Dartmouth 2:1
• 2/19: Crescents - Dalhousie 2:1 OT
• 2/22: Wanderers - Crescents 6:1
• 2/26: Wanderers - Dalhousie 7:4
• 2/29: Dartmouth - Crescents 4:1
• 3/4: Dartmouth - Dalhousie 4:2
• Dalhousie - Crescents Forfeit
• Dartmouth - Dalhousie Forfeit

Standings

First Half	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Dartmouth Chebuctos	9	7	2	0	-	-	14
Halifax Wanderers	9	7	2	0	-	-	14
Dalhousie University	9	4	5	0	-	-	8
Halifax Crescents	9	0	9	0	-	-	0

Final

Sudden death

• March 7 Halifax Wanderers 2 Dartmouth 2
• March 10 Dartmouth 1 Halifax Wanderers 0 (replay)

South Shore Senior Hockey League

• 1/14: Lunenburg - Mahone Bay 8:4
• 1/17: Bridgewater - Mahone Bay
• 1/21: Bridgewater - Lunenburg 4:2
• 1/24: Mahone Bay - Bridgewater
• 1/29: Bridgewater - Lunenburg
• 1/31: Lunenburg - Mahone Bay
• 2/11: Lunenburg - Bridgwater 6:1
• 2/19: Bridgewater - Lunenburg 3:2
• 2/25: Lunenburg - Mahone Bay 19:4

Standings	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Lunenburg Falcons	8	6	2	0	-	-	12
Bridgewater Hawks	6	2	4	0	-	-	4
Mahone Bay	6	2	4	0	-	-	4

Valley Senior Hockey League

• 12/31: Windsor - Wolfville 6:3
• 1/3: Kentville - Windsor 5:4 OT
• 1/11: Kentville - Wolfville 6:2
• 1/14: Windsor - Kentville 5:3
• 1/17: Kentville - Wolfville 7:0
• 1/21: Kentville - Windsor 9:7
• 1/25: Kentville - Wolfville 8:3
• 1/28: Windsor - Wolfville 4:1
• 2/1: Windsor - Wolfville 6:1
• 2/5: Kentville - Wolfville 11:2
• 2/8: Kentville - Windsor - cancelled as Windsor dropped out

League champions

• Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League: New Glasgow Colts
• Halifax City Hockey League: Dartmouth Chebuctos
• South Shore Senior Hockey League: Lunenburg Falcons
• Valley Senior Hockey League: Kentville Wildcats

Semi Finals

2 games total goals

• Kentville 7 Lunenburg 6 (voided due to ineligible player)
• March 5 Kentville 14 Lunenburg 5 @ Kentville

Kentville beat Lunenburg 14 goals to 5.

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
March 11	New Glasgow 3	Dartmouth 0	New Glasgow
March 12	Dartmouth 3	New Glasgow 1	Halifax

New Glasgow Colts beat Dartmouth 4 goals to 3.

Final

2 games total goals

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
March 13	Kentville 5	New Glasgow 2	Kentville
March 16	New Glasgow 7	Kentville 1	New Glasgow

New Glasgow Colts beat Kentville 9 goals to 6.

New Brunswick-Prince Edward Island

Central Section

Teams

There were five teams in this league this season - Amherst Ramblers, Dorchester, Oxford Colts, Sackville Eagles, and Springhill Miners.

Amherst, Sackville, and Springhill ended the season in a three-way tie for first. Amherst defaulted out of a semi final game against Springhill because the game was to be played at Springhill.

Scores

(when available)

• 1/11: Amherst - Oxford 4:1
• 1/11: Springhill - Dorchester 4:1
• 1/14: Sackville - Dorchester 5:0
• 1/15: Amherst - Springhill 3:3
• 1/17: Oxford - Dorchester 11:5
• 1/22: Amherst - Sackville 3:2
• 1/24: Springhill - Sackville 4:4
• 2/12: Springhill - Dorchester 9:2
• 2/12: Sackville - Amherst 3:2 OT
• 2/13: Sackville - Oxford 6:2

Final

Sudden death

• February 22 Sackville 2 Springhill 0 @ Amherst.

Northern New Brunswick Senior League

Scores

• 1/1: Campbellton - Bathurst 1:0
• 1/9: Bathurst - Moncton 11:4
• 1/10: Moncton - Campbellton 6:4
• 1/15: Bathurst - Chatham 1:0
• 1/16: Moncton - Campbellton 9:0
• 1/22: Moncton - Chatham 4:3
• 1/24: Chatham - Bathurst 2:0
• 1/29: Moncton - Bathurst 2:1 OT
• 1/30: Chatham - Campbellton 5:2
• 2/1: Chatham - Moncton 5:4 OT
• 2/4: Campbellton - Chatham 5:4 OT
• 2/8: Bathurst - Campbellton 7:0

Standings

Standings	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Moncton Atlantics	6	4	2	0	29	24	8
Chatham Ironmen	6	3	3	0	19	16	6
Bathurst Papermakers	6	3	3	0	29	19	6
Campbellton Tigers	6	2	4	0	12	31	2

Southern New Brunswick Senior League

Scores

• 1/8: St. Stephen - Saint John 7:6
• 1/11: Fredericton - Sussex 2:0
• 1/15: Sussex - St. Stephen 6:3
• 1/16: Saint John - St. Stephen 4:3 OT
• 1/22: St. Stephen - Fredericton 3:2 - Fredericton claimed they won 2:1 as the referee did not face off at center ice after a goal that made it 2:2; Fredericton refused to play OT and protested, referee awarded game to St. Stephen
• 1/22: Sussex - Saint John 5:3
• 1/24: Fredericton - St. Stephen 3:1
• 1/25: Sussex - Saint John 6:0
• 1/31: Sussex - Fredericton 6:1
• 2/1: Fredericton - Saint John 4:0
• 2/5: Sussex - St. Stephen 3:2
• 2/5: Fredericton - Saint John 9:4

Standings

Standings	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Sussex Colts	6	5	1	0	26	12	10
Fredericton HC	6	4	2	0	21	13	8
St. Stephen Thistles	6	2	4	0	15	20	4
Saint John HC	6	1	5	0	14	31	2

League champions

• Central Section: Sackville Eagles
• Northern Section: Moncton Atlantics
• Prince Edward Island: Charlottetown Abegweits
• Southern Section: Sussex Colts

Semi Finals

2 games total goals

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
	Moncton 7	Sussex 6
February 26	Sussex 5	Moncton 1	Sussex

Sussex beat Moncton 11 goals to 8.

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
February 25	Charlottetown 3	Sackville 1	Sackville
February 27	Charlottetown 4	Sackville 1	Charlottetown

Charlottetown beat Sackville 7 goals to 2.

Final

2 games total goals

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
March 4	Sussex 7	Charlottetown 2	Sussex
March 7	Charlottetown 4	Sussex 3	Charlottetown

Sussex beat Charlottetown 10 goals to 6.

Regional Final

2 games total goals

Date	Winner	Loser	Location
March 18	Sussex 4	New Glasgow 2	New Glasgow
March 20	Sussex 7	New Glasgow 2	Sussex

Sussex Colts beat New Glasgow Colts 11 goals to 4.

Other games

• 12/31: Truro Bearcats - Dalhousie University 3:2
• 1/1: Trenton - New Glasgow 3:2
• 1/5: New Glasgow - Thorburn 5:0
• 1/14: Charlottetown Abegweits - Halifax Crescents 4:3
• 1/15: Halifax Wanderers - Charlottetown Abegweits 7:2
• 1/15: Kentville - Acadia University 12:3
• 1/16: Charlottetown Abegweits - Dartmouth Chebuctos 5:3
• 1/17: Dalhousie University - New Glasgow 5:5
• 1/19: Truro Bearcats - Oxford 8:0
• 1/23: St. Francis Xavier University - Truro Bearcats 4:4
• 1/24: Kentville - Halifax Wanderers 6:6
• 1/26: Middleton - Bridgetown 7:0
• 1/28: Dartmouth Chebuctos - Truro Bearcats 3:2
• 2/5: Glace Bay No. 11 - Hillcrest 5:4 - Glace Bay League
• 2/5: New Glasgow - St. Francis Xavier University 2:1
• 2/6: Truro Bearcats - Acadia University 10:4
• 2/8: Kentville - Wolfville-Acadia 8:1
• 2/11: Truro Beatcats - Dartmouth Chebuctos 4:3
• 2/12: Yarmouth - Bridgewater 14:5
• 2/13: New Glasgow - Halifax Crescents 4:2
• 2/14: Sydney All-Stars - Halifax Crescents 6:5
• 2/14: St. Francis Xavier University - Truro Bearcats 4:2
• 2/16: Truro Beatcats - Halifax Crescents 4:2
• 2/16: Canso - Antigonish Intermediates 9:2
• 2/18: Kentville - Summerside Crystals 13:3
• 2/19: Kentville - Dartmouth Chebuctos 4:3
• 2/20: Summerside Crystals - Halifax Wanderers 4:3
• 2/20: Truro Bearcats - Dartmouth Chebuctos 3:1
• 2/21: Summerside Crystals - Dalhousie University 3:1
• 2/21: Stewiacke - Nova Scotia Tech 6:4
• 2/21: Sydney Druggists - Sydney All-Stars 7:6
• 2/21: North Sydney YMCA - Sydney Mines 4:2 - North Cape Breton Series
• 2/21: Sydney Ashby Intermediates - Rainbow AC 6:1
• 2/22: Truro Bearcats - Summerside Crystals 8:4
• 2/23: Sydney Ashby - Sydney Post 6:1
• 2/25: Kentville - Dartmouth Chebuctos 4:4
• 2/26: Truro Colts - New Glasgow 1:1
• 2/26: Canning - Windsor 4:3
• 2/27: Bridgetown - Waterville 5:4
• 2/27: Windsor - Yarmouth 6:5
• 2/27: New Glasgow Speed Boys - Halifax Diamonds 2:2 - Coloured Hockey League
• 2/28: Sydney - Truro Bearcats 5:4
• 3/1: Truro Bearcats - Halifax Wanderers 7:4
• 3/1: Thorburn - Trenton 2:2
• 3/4: Truro All Stars - New Glasgow Speed Boys 5:3 - Coloured Hockey League
• 3/5: Bridgetown - Middleton 4:1
• 3/6: Kentville - Truro Bearcats 3:3
• 3/6: New Glasgow Speed Boys - Halifax All-Stars 14:1 - Coloured Hockey League
• 3/7: Annapolis - Yarmouth 5:1
• 3/7: Truro Bearcats - Sydney 10:1
• 3/15: St. Francis Xavier University - North Sydney Hi Browns 10:3
• 3/18: Truro Bearcats - Saint John 2:0
• 3/19: Truro Bearcats - St. Stephen Thistles 4:1

Sydney Hockey League

• 1/8: Rockdale - Ashby 4:1
• 1/8: Nationals - St. Thomas 7:6
• 1/15: Rockdale - St. Thomas 7:4
• 1/15: Nationals - Ashby 5:3
• 1/22: Nationals - Rockdale 4:3
• 1/22: St. Thomas - Ashby 6:6
• 1/29: Nationals - Ashby 2:1
• 1/29: Rockdale - St. Thomas 4:3
• 2/5: St. Thomas - Nationals 8:3
• 2/5: Rockdale - Ashby 5:4
• 2/12: St. Thomas - Ashby 4:0
• 2/12: Rockdale - Nationals 4:2
• 2/19: Rockdale - Nationals 6:2 - playoff, game one
• 2/26: Rockdale - Nationals - playoff, game two

Rockdale won the title and were set to meet the North Sydney St. Joseph's for the Cape Breton Championship in mid-March.

Halifax Intermediate League

• 1/25: Halifax Crescents - Dartmouth Chebuctos 3:0
• 1/29: Dalhousie University - Halifax Wanderers 4:1
• 2/8: Halifax Crescents - Dalhousie University 2:1
• 2/19: Dalhousie University - Halifax Crescents 1:0
• 2/22: Halifax Crescents - Halifax Wanderers 4:2

Standings as of 2/19

1. Wanderers 5-2
2. Crescents 4-1
3. Dalhousie 3-3
4. Dartmouth 0-7

Valley Intermediate League

• 1/29: Kentville - Wolfville 6:1
• 2/1: Canning - Kentville 10:2
• 2/4: Centreville - Kentville 6:1
• 2/5: Canning - Centreville 7:2
• Canning - Kentville Forfeit
• 2/13: Canning - Wolfville 4:0
• 2/15: Canning - Wolfville 6:1

Standings as of 2/15

1. Canning 5-0
2. Centreville 2-2
3. Kentville 1-3
4. Wolfville 0-4

Canning won.

Team Photos

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  Charlottetown Abegweits

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  New Glasgow Colts

See Also

• List of Maritimes seasons

Sources

• Cape Breton Post
• Halifax Evening Mail